Smyrna times., 1887-08-31
CATCHING THE BOAT.
AN EVERY DAY SCENE AT A NEw
YORK PIER.
buStle' Confusion and Hurry just ne,or.
'he Boat Leaves - Tardy Passengers
Who Don't Want to BE Left po,,,u.,
A Little Too Late.

nuStle' Confusion and Hurry just nofor.
the Boat Leaves - Tardv Pass.uoou.
Who Don't Want to BE Left Behind.
A Little Too Late.
1t was o sultry afternoon ,vber
porter was walking slowly mn Wet
street, wondering what could induce on1,'
DCuy 10 DO anything such weather and
WISnlhB that something would haDDen 70
revive MS spirits, which were sIo1vIJ,
1rOOplhg under the burning ravs Of tho
july sun, when the loud clanGinc, 90 y
steamboat bell made him resolve to wo+oS
the departure of those more fortTno+a
IMAM himself, even if he could not 20 ,y,itb
theH 10 New England, whittier the boot
All was hustle and confusion nj the riar
trunks and boxes Of all sizes and tinJs
were Delng hurried on board the steamer
as she lmpatiently churncd the muddy
water INTO n mass Of white foam nrI
1uI'eIeu III every beam as she strained at
ti tlo sLeaC ropes which bound her firmly to
ofe 1S "n"Il' Feople were hurrying on and
OF as the reporter stood near tIo ,,oI,C. e'l,c
piahK ana watched the ever cbnngiDe,
scene. ing
Judging from the hustle and fr.s -
| progress one would think TINT oII NJ
YORK was going on the boat. In foct
larger number than usual Ivas
gong on board, for every oro
seemed anxious to exchange the hot sill
nIlg ar OF the city for the cool. fresh conn
Try Dreezes. Here comes a typical Yon-
kee, long legged and loose boned tiGbti,
cIutching worn grip sack with one IanI
ana Wlplng his perspiring face with tbe
oIher as he settled down from the bolf
canter i'll which he had been induloin1 into
slow walk, and CALCULATED:
wall. | declare I've got the boat
aIter ail. He was going back to .sVic.
Gry' he explained to the reporter. ana
nad come down to see his brother who
was to work in notion house, He
place" vas " olg
ONLY A PLANK.
i, All aboardn' shouts the CAPTAIN md
Ihe plank for the baggage is removed
leaving only the narrow plank for Dassen,
gers. just at that moment cab is bnr-
rIeuIy drlyen up on the pier and a voung
man clad IN a tennis suit and yrasDino q !
olg cane and small bundle iumps ont |
anu proceeds to dance eXcitedly before tho !
80 u VI the carriage, while he called out
10 the captain, 'Stop her a minuter'
Wen, hurry up! don't stand there in
IrOnt OF the door," yells back the caDtoin
soou HaUuredly, and the youth steps aside
tar enough to allow two Young Girls With
their arms full of bundles to aiight.
here comes two more. " sbOuts tba
agent, as two women come rushing fran
ucally down the pier, waving their Dack-
ages IN the air, just as the gang blanx
was dangling III mid air. Again IL was
lowered, and upon it the women rushed
only 10 stop in the middle of it while one
informed the captain that her husband
lauh I come yet, and the other wanted to
know whether her trunk had been checked
clear through to Boston" and who had
me check. Just then the husband an
3eared IN the distance meandering along
.oward the boat as if he had tho ,vboIo
lay before him. AT last he seemed 70
lnuerstand u the signals that were frantic-
my mace TO him, and then he showed
haU ne could run. He lost his hat but
le goG there just in time The captain
oI9 the woman that the trunk was naII
lenI' and again the plank was lifted.
Two more, " the cry is again raised ne
man with big basket and a woman
!. ,lth n, baby were seen indulging in n sort ]
l mp mp race along West street. half
DlocK away. But it was too late, for the
- ~ NS0u OaSC Oh ana the boat, free
rom all restraint, quickly glided out from I
er slip into the stream as though She I
ere glad to leave her hot home for the I
IoIer waters OF the sound. As the re- t
orter stood watching the retreating vessel Il
Ie man and woman came up to the spot /
le woman one length ahead and both en- h
rely out OF breath. They watched the i:
Dat moment and then turned and looked S
proachfully at each other and walked Il
owly away.-New York Tribune.